[The current status and prospect of laparoscopic hepatectomy].

ABSTRACT

Since the first laparoscopic hepatectomy has been reported in 1991, significant improvement has been made in this procedure. Laparoscopic hepatectomy has been applied as an importent procedure for treatment of hepatic diseases. In the paper, we give a review for present advances in the area of laparoscopic hepatectomy based on literature and our own experience, especially in the aspects of indications, surgical technique and the apparatus for hepatectomy.